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,,,§,§§,,, YOU   FIND  YOURSELF  IN  A  RIFT  -   A §§,,,,,§§§
§,,,,§§§,,  CLEARING, NARROW BUT IMMEASURABLY LONG. §§§,,,,§,§
§§,,,§,§§, TO  YOUR SIDES ARE WALLS MADE  OF TREES, §,§§,,,,,§
,§§,,,,§§§ THICK AND READY TO SWALLOW YOU.  THE SUN ,,§§§,,,,§
,§§§,,,§,§ IS NOWHERE TO  BE  SEEN, BUT  NONTHELESS ,,§,§§,,,,
,§,§§,,,,§ IT  IS VERY BRIGHT - THE AIR FEELS LIGHT ,,,,§§§,,,
,,,§§§,,,§            BLUE, ALMOST WHITE.           ,,,,§,§§,,
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,,,,,§§§,, ALONG THE SPAN  OF THE CLEARING  LAY TWO §,,,,,§,§§
§,,,,§,§§,    PARALLEL SILVERY LINES, DARK HARD     ,§,,,,,,§§
§§,,,,,§§§ METAL. SOMEHOW YOU  CAN  SEE  HOW  HEAVY ,,§,,,,,§,
§§§,,,,§,§                 THEY ARE.                ,,,§,,,,,,
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,,§§§,,,,§ THEY   EMIT  A  HIGH  PITCHED   WHINE... §,,,,§,,,,
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,,,§,,,,,, YOURE   AT  THE   TRAIN STATION,  ON   A ,,§,,,,,§,
,,,,§,,,,, CATWALK ABOVE  THE RAILS.  YOUR TRAIN IS §,,§,,,,,§
§,,,,§,,,, LATE,  OR YOU  ARE LATE  TO  THE  TRAIN. ,§,,§,,,,,
,§,,,,§,,, IT'S A SUMMER AFTERNOON AND THE  STATION ,,§,,§,,,,
,,§,,,,§,, IS  BUSY,  FULL  OF RELAXED  CONFIDENCE. ,,,§,,§,,,
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,,,,§,,,,§ YOU'RE IN HIGH SPIRITS,  ALTHOUGH A  BIT ,§,,,§,,§,
,,,,,§,,,, STRESSED  ABOUT  THE TIME, WHILE  MOVING ,,§,,,§,,§
§,,,,,§,,, UP  THE  STAIRS  TO  YOUR  PLATFORM. THE §,,§,,,§,,
,§,,,,,§,, STATION  IS   IN   SEVERAL  LEVELS,  ALL §§,,§,,,§,
,,§,,,,,§,     PLACED WITHIN EACHOTHER BY SOME      §§§,,§,,,§
§,,§,,,,,§    INTELLIGENT DESIGNER, AND FULL OF     §,§§,,§,,,
,§,,§,,,,,       STAIRS, ELEVATORS, SHORTCUTS,      ,,§§§,,§,,
,,§,,§,,,, BAZAARS... YOU  SIGHT YOUR TRAIN THROUGH ,,§,§§,,§,
,,,§,,§,,, SOME  GLASS WINDOWS.  IT'S... NOT  WHERE ,,,,§§§,,§
§,,,§,,§,,           IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE?           §,,,§,§§,,
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,,§,§§,,§, YOU'RE FINALLY ENTERING THE CITY.  WHILE ,,,§§§,,§,
,,,,§§§,,§ IT IS  INDEED A  VERY  HIGH  SPEED TRAIN ,,,§,§§,,§
§,,,§,§§,, YOU'RE  TRAVELING IN,  THE  JOURNEY  HAS §,,,,§§§,,
,§,,,,§§§, BEEN  LONG.  BUT  IT'S  ABOUT  TO   END! §§,,,§,§§,
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§,,§,,,,§§ SOCIETY IS  GROWING  DENSER  AROUND YOU, ,§§§,,,§,§
§§,,§,,,§, THROUGH  THE WINDOWS YOU SEE FIRST SMALL ,§,§§,,,,§
,§§,,§,,,, SHACKS,  BUILT OF METAL AND STONE,  THEN ,,,§§§,,,§
,§§§,,§,,, PROPER HOUSES  WITH MORTAR TO  KEEP THEM ,,,§,§§,,,
,§,§§,,§,, TOGETHER... WHO  IN  TURN  MAKE WAY  FOR §,,,,§§§,,
,,,§§§,,§,   THE INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS, THE URBAN    §§,,,§,§§,
,,,§,§§,,§      MAZE, PROTECTIVE WALLS, JUNGLE      ,§§,,,,§§§
§,,,,§§§,,                NETWORK...                ,§§§,,,§,§
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,§§,,,,§§§ THE TRACKS  LEAVE THE  GROUND, WHICH  IS ,,,§§§,,,§
,§§§,,,§,§ NEEDED  FOR   OTHER  PURPOSES.  YOU  ARE ,,,§,§§,,,
,§,§§,,,,§  CARRIED GENTLY, CURVING UPWARDS UNTIL   ,,,,,§§§,,
,,,§§§,,,§ YOU'RE MOVING UPWARD  ALONG THE  WALL OF §,,,,§,§§,
,,,§,§§,,, A  BUILDING. IT'S MADE OF SLABBY  STONE, §§,,,,,§§§
§,,,,§§§,,     WITH GREAT GLASSLESS WINDOW HOLES    §§§,,,,§,§
§§,,,§,§§, LOOKING  OUT THE  WAY YOU  CAME.  IT  IS §,§§,,,,,§
,§§,,,,§§§            PITCH BLACK INSIDE.           ,,§§§,,,,§
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